Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-07-21
THE EX-CONFEDERATES.
PREPARATIONS FOR THRcoN-
INGREUNIoN ATMRxrco, n
MISSOURI.
The Names of the General star
and the Details OF the
Procession.


The following report has been
submitted to Col. J. r. Claiborne,
president Of the ex- Confederate assoc
ciatlon of Missouri. IT will be found
to contain most important matter
bearing upon the coming reunion at
Mexico.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July Ito Hon.
j. r. Claiborne, president ex-C Confed-
crate Association Of Missouri. Sir
In obediance to your instructions I
herewith hand you list OF the names
Of men that ! have appointed to
serve upon
MY STAFF
at our sixth annual reunion, TO be
held Mt Mexico, Me-, commencing
September Ia, 1887, which is as fol-
lows:
My chief of staff win be Capt. II.
A. Newman of Huntsville. No.; Mas
ter Sam Douglas, orderly, ST. Louis. 4
GENERAL. STAFF.
Maj. H. A. Ricketts,, Mexico, Mo-.
Maj. j. F. Rucker, Sturgeon, NO.;
Capt. +. L. Pitts, Paris, Mo-; Capt.
Jack Furber, st. Louis; Maj. Joe
Finks, Salisbury, Mo-; Maj. John B.
Breathitt, Jefferson City; Maj. p. j.
Carmody, st. Louis Col. Harvey
Salmon, Clinton, Mo-; r. A. Col
Inns, Hlgginsyille, Mo-; Hon. Thos.
c. Fletcher, ST. Louis, NO.; Capt.
Elliott Carnes, Neosho, Mo, Hon.
Harry Shaw, Ste. Cienevieve, Mo. /;
DIR. d.. Fl. Shields, Hannibal Mo-
DIR. John A. Leavy, st. Louis; Capt.
Jasper Burks, Farmlngton, Mo. (;
Col. Dennis, Cape Girardeau, Mo-. |;
Col. d. c. Kennedy, Springfield;
Col w. Fl. Phelps, Neosho. Mo. !
Capt. Sam Herbert, Folla; Capt. Al
bert o. Allen, New Madrid; Col.
Sam. Majors, Fayette, Mo-; Col. Ben
F. Massey, Springfield, NO., Col.
Seibert, Jefferson City, Mo-; Hon.
John nj. Cosgrove, Boonviiie, No. /;
Capt. Ferris, Richmond, Mo-, Capt.
John w. Winn, Plattsburg, Mo; Dr.
Andy Holman. Richmond. Mo-; Col.
John +. Williams, Macon, Mo-; COL
John j. DAILY, ST. Louis; Hon. Wm-
e, Downing, Canton, Mo-, Judge
Pat O'Conner. in charge of commits
sary department; Maj. Bob Williams,
Richmond, Mo.
ORDER OF MARCH.
| First division, Busch Zouaves Of
st. Louis, Capt. .Roemer command
ing.
Second division, Grand Army Of
the Republic, Col T.. j. Cailnody,
marshal; Col. Ben f.. Massey COM
manding.
/ Third division, Mexican veterans,
Capt. w. II. Samuels commanding,
Huntsville, Mo.
Fourth division, Shelby's division,
Maj. John N. Edwards of Kansas
City, commanding; Gen 10 Shelby,
marshal.
Fifth division, Cockrell's brigade,
Col. Elijah Gates, marshal; Col. Steve
Cooper, commanding. Parsons bri-
, gade, Capt. w. III. Kennsn, COM
nandings CIark's brigade, Col. r.
II. Musser, commanding.
Sixth division, Col. Robert McCuI-
Tough, marshal; Marinaduke's divis-
ion and all Missouri cavalry not in
: cluded in Shelby's division.
, Seventh division, Capt. Hiram M.
/, Bledsoe, marshal; all Missouri artil-
lery outside of st. Louis.
Eighth division, Capt. w. II. Bar
!, low Of st. Louis, chief OF artillery
! and commander OF Q) artillery
|, corps; (2) ST. Louis Southern His.
torical and and Benevolent Associa-
: ton; (3) All -Ce,nfederates not
residents of Missouri during the war.
II Ninth division carriages fer ,ex-
3 Mexican, ex-Federal and ex-Confed-
crate soldiers who are unable to
march in line, superintendent by
Capt. VIM. Eller Of Anxvasse, Mo.
Tenth division, our presidents Of
: the ex-Confederate associations Of
4 Missouri, orators Of The day and in
yited guests in carriages, supcrin-
/, tended by one of the general staff.
] The above will indicate that your
Grand Marshal has not forgotten
: our last reunion at Marshall, Mo-.
a one year ago, when hundreds of ex-
Union soldiers joined us and gere
gwen the post Of honor, and whore
D such fraternal feeling as was cxhib-
D tied by both the blue and the gray,
was indeed peasant 10 behold. 4
therefore have taken occasion to APP
point on my staff several proTainent
ex-Federal soldiers, that those who
unite with US in the reunion shall be
properly looked after.
/ Respectfully submitted,
i o. +. GuTHRIE, Grand Marshal.
HEsRY A. NEWMAN, Chief OF Staff.
Approved: JAS. r.. CLAmoI.NE,
l President Confederate Association
. Of Missouri.
The ex-Confederat<@ of st. Louis
Q have invited some prominent guests
4 to attend with them the reunion at
Mexico, and they are arranging To-
leave st. Louis on that OCCASION with
: q flourish of truuip,ts and flying
colors. They will be escorted by :
brass band, q well-diilIed infantry
and one Of the local batteries.
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j. A. Abbsy and John w. Atchi-.
. son have been appointed delegates
? from the Mexico ledge, A II. n. A.
. to the county convention, which viii